How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Health and medicine”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Japanese vocabulary: health and medical

At the doctor’s or at the pharmacy: symptoms, illnesses, treatments and medicines in Japanese.

Here are 100 Japanese words on “Health and medicine”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Japanese	English
献血	blood donation
採血	blood test
あざ	bruise
がん	cancer
補助保険	complementary health cover
診察	consultation
障害	disability
医師	doctor
熱	fever
頭痛	headache
健康	health
健康保険	health insurance
衛生	hygiene
感染	infection
負傷	injury
診療記録	medical record
薬	medicine
助産師	midwife
痛み	pain
薬局	pharmacy
処方箋	prescription
隔離	quarantine
安静	rest
病気の	sickAdjective, suffering from an illness
休職	sick leave
副作用	side effect
ストレス	stress
外科医	surgeon
検査	test
診察を受ける	to consult
けがをする	to hurt oneself
手術する	to operate
回復する	to recover
苦しむ	to suffer
治療する	to treat
歯痛	toothache
治療	treatment
ワクチン	vaccine
ウイルス	virus
待合室	waiting room

Level 2: medium 35 words

Japanese	English
依存症	addiction
アルコール依存症	alcoholism
救急車	ambulance
麻酔	anaesthesia
ぜんそく	asthma
ばんそうこう	bandage
やけど	burn
介護職員	care assistant
ギプス	cast
コレステロール	cholesterol
風邪	cold
療養	convalescence
せき	coughNoun, the symptom itself
切り傷	cut
糖尿病	diabetes
下痢	diarrhoea
水薬	drops
食中毒	food poisoning
一般医	general practitioner
不眠症	insomnia
吐き気	nausea
肥満	obesity
手術室	operating theatre
薬剤師	pharmacist
肺炎	pneumonia
義肢	prosthesis
全快	recovery
傷跡	scar
捻挫	sprain
シロップ	syrup
体温計	thermometer
出血する	to bleed
風邪をひく	to catch a cold
移植	transplant
車いす	wheelchair

Level 3: hard 25 words

Japanese	English
貧血	anaemia
麻酔科医	anaesthetist
抗生物質	antibiotic
カプセル	capsule
心臓専門医	cardiologist
伝染	contagion
松葉づえ	crutch
脱水	dehydration
皮膚科医	dermatologist
用量	dosage
救護員	first aider
軟膏	ointment
理学療法	physiotherapy
再発	relapse
睡眠薬	sleeping pill
喫煙	smoking habit
添え木	splint
胃腸炎	stomach bug
日射病	sunstroke
注射器	syringe
咽頭炎	throat infection
入院させる	to hospitalise
予防接種する	to vaccinate
嘔吐	vomiting
レントゲン撮影	X ray

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Health and medicine”. The full topic holds 147 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 52 at the medium level and 37 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.